Here are tonight's latest Leeds United headlines on Wednesday, April 7.
Bielsa's Guardiola praise
Marcelo Bielsa will go up against Pep Guardiola again this weekend in the fifth managerial clash between the pair.
There is no shortage of mutual respect between the pair, with Bielsa recently telling the Spanish wing of DAZN what he thinks of Guardiola's methods.
“Interpreting the innovative decisions that Guardiola incorporates into a game is already a way to fall in love with football. He is a magical man,” Bielsa said.
“What he knows how to do, it is enormously difficult for me to try and I’ve already given up.”
Leeds head to the Etihad on Saturday for a lunchtime kick-off against the Premier League leaders.
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Raphinha on his 20-minute Leeds United decision
Raphinha says he had just 20 minutes to decide whether or not to join Leeds United this summer after he first heard of the club's interest.
The Brazilian winger has been a huge success at Elland Road since he completed a £17million deadline day move from French side Rennes in October, in a deal which was put through a breakneck pace.
The 24-year-old's final appearance for Rennes came on Sunday, October 4 when he netted an equaliser against Reims just over 24 hours before the window shut.
As Raphinha explains, a tough choice had to be made at speed.
Leeds' Guardiola opportunity
Leeds head across the Pennines this weekend to face Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium and have the opportunity to do something no side has ever done to Pep Guardiola.
Should Leeds win the possession battle again, as they did when the sides met in October, they will be the first team to ever complete a league double in that statistic against a Guardiola side.
But, Leeds will need to buck a recent trend if they are to do that. Here is a look at their recent possession statistics.
